Community Events

Tune in via Zoom for a detailed introduction to our Honors Program. Learn about opportunities that are available to you as an Honors student in the College of Arts & Sciences, including events, classes, and more! Meet some of CU's great Honors and Honors RAP faculty and staff and learn how you can make the program work best for you. There is an extensive Q&A chat after the overview, so be sure to bring your questions!

Take a break in your day and join us for a Mood Boost!  Stop in for something to drink, grab a snack, and hang out for a bit.  Connect with Honors faculty and your fellow Honors students, work on the jigsaw puzzle, check out the BioLounge exhibits, grab some paper and draw, and more.  We'd love to see you there! No RSVP required.

We hold these Mood Boosts monthly!

Interested in writing an honors thesis?  Hear current thesis students present their research and reflect on the thesis writing process, followed by a Q&A session. If you've attended our symposium before, join us again to hear from new speakers!  This is a great opportunity to learn more about designing your own project, from picking an idea to tackling the presentation of your findings and everything in between.  Note:  The only way to graduate with honors in the College of Arts & Sciences is by writing and successfully defending a thesis, so if you want to graduate with honors, this is a great way to learn more.

Click here to watch the Spring 2021 Thesis Symposium recording (Password is CUBoulder)

You are also welcome to catch up with some previous thesis presentations. 

To see a step-by-step outline of how to get started, please check out our Honors Thesis - Getting Started handout.  If you still have questions, please feel free to email honors@colorado.edu or call us at 303-492-6617.
 

Our mixer series includes a variety of events, topics and styles, and usually focuses on making social connections:

Connections Mixer
We'll have lots of activities to do, opportunities to meet new friends, prizes to win, and tasty food to eat. Join us for: Giant Jenga, Giant Connect4, Cornhole, Bingo, Drawing and Coloring, Origami, Jigsaw puzzle, Card games, and more! Bring your friends and make some new ones!

Trivia Night
Students can come with a team or join a table when they get there. There will also be a team of professors competing, so come see if you can win against your teachers! The questions will come from a variety of categories ranging in difficulty. Winning teams will get to choose prizes, and we'll have snacks for everyone who attends.

Sidewalk Symposium
Co-hosted by the Honors Program and Undergraduate Research and Opportunities Program (UROP).  Sign up and participate in the Sidewalk Symposium! Create colorful visual presentations of your projects using nothing but chalk—with the help of a professional artist. You can create and share your chalk art anytime throughout the symposium.  This event is usually held in late April or early May.

Honors Journal Release Event

Join us in April for the release of our Honors Journal! Art show, food, live music, and discussion with published artists and authors!

Every semester, we invite a distinguished professor from CU to talk about a topic they are passionate about.  Some examples of past lectures include Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Professor of German, Dr. Ann Schmiesing, speaking on "Misunderstood Ever After?  The Brothers Grimm and Their Legacy"; Professor of Neuroscience, Dr. Zoe Donaldson presenting "It's not love, it's just dopamine"; and Professor of Dance, Donna Mejia, discussing "Creativity and Conventions: Forging Meaningful Exchange Between Innovation and Traditionalism".  The Distinguished Lecture Series is open to all CU students, faculty, staff, and community partners.

Join us for our upcoming Distinguished Lecture Series! Our Fall 2024 Distinguished Lecturer is Dr. Tin Tin Su.

Tuesday, October 29th from 5:30-6:30pm
Eaton Humanities HUMN 250
Speaker: Dr. Tin Tin Su
Arrive at 5pm for a seat and a slice of pizza!

This event is open to CU students, faculty, and staff, as well as our community partners, prospective students, and their families.
This event is wheelchair accessible.

We feature talks on science-related topics each semester - stay tuned for this year's lineup!  

Some topics we've covered in the past:  The Big Bang:  The Universe: Past, Present, and Future; Adolescent Mental Health in the Pandemic; Understanding Depression; Air Pollution and Participatory Research; and the Bizarre Lifestyles of Honeybees and Other Bees.

Get together and watch movies with us and your fellow Honors students!  Stay tuned for the Honors Film Club dates.

If you're already a part of A&S Honors, you should have received an invitation to our Honors Student Center Canvas Community page.  The Student Center is a great resource for all kinds of information about Honors, including upcoming events, opportunities, details about the program, and much more.  If you haven't received an invitation, please email us at honors@colorado.edu to let us know.

If you're not yet a part of A&S Honors and would like to be, please visit our Admissions page to learn how to join!